New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-17

| Following the Volunteers example She Is i0atn "
steadily widening gap between herself and the Vol
| unteer Al l2:47 the Thistle takes down hsl
jib-beaded topsail the danger OF runhins "0'
under becoming too imminent. 80, n
At o'clock the Electra hats having iogsea on
nine miles. She signals to the yachts nat me 'n
sSa,n' When the Electra baIts the Volunteer is
almost on top of Der. Presently sne swoeps W .no
Eecras stern aSrdnE .as no of foam oe come living
oaar he how Int the great mass Of 1t thrown up
little aft OF her stern, is blown away 10 iee"aIn
VIM mn TO wind ward General Paine and Mr.
Bureess look supremacy happy aud so does grlzzIeo
old Captain HIATT 1t glorious Sport Sps sssy
| triumph over himself for II is his own boat that he
| is beating. .oo.oo - uo.
about reaching back for the tug gain She passes
close by the stern of the Electra again, but TINS
time Is heeIIog over in the opposite direction, anu
shows instead Of her deck big sect9 9
! of her red bottom end row OF heaas
peering over her weather rail- Inc MAY.
flower is ii ned at 107:l0 The Volunteer mas RNs
| / minute % seconds from her In this reach. Inc
Mavfiowef Is about on jfv and files by me slern
of the Electra, disclosing instead o. q RED bottom
| large area of gleamng black and similar TO" Oh
faces peerng over the weatherrail She takes domh
| her jib-headed tODsal soon after starting Dacs
on this reach, thinking that she may san oet.e p
n more even keel but she gains nothing oy IT, nc
| Voluuteer sticks to hers and steadily gains row
erless to prevent 1t. those on board the MaynoyWer
| see her supremacy slowly departing from her. ltls
a sharp reach with the wind forward OF the beam
and ~ Yachts sail nearly cose-hanled TIE This
tie which has cnt corners or, starts Oh ~ p pub
suit of the MayhOwer and holds her own wen WIN
| her dining the reach. 1t would be spec acre W
make patriotic sluop-loviog Americans eiicNe ~ ~
not for The Volunteer aneaa nasses The tng to
starbnard, according to sal1ng uIecuV1a -, o.
5D:32 having reached back to the rug I'D 4 NH
| utes o seconds I he Mayfower passes tne .ue Az aV
OF I.66.IS doing the reach 10 40 minutes seconds
/ minute so seconds slower man INC @ ,ha
The Thistle is timed at 15713 as she passes cnse
max
she goes through the windward WORK.
THE CRUCIAL TEST.
II ia the crucial test of the day, a beat OF ten
miles in the teeth of strong wlnd ana over
lumpy sea- The Volunteer buckles down TO IL IN
fine fashion, filling her admirers with renewed con-
fdence in her ability to hold the cup
against the rakish-looking Scotchman that.
with the Mayhower, is dropping, Last
TO leeward and astefn. 1t would De sad
TO see the MayfOwer. winch last year was the priue
of all patriotic Americans, 80 badly beaten were IL
not that no one knows now muca 20 anS'e hsrn
that scotch craft that she hasn't let out ana mere
fore WIDE margin OF superiority 10 the NAY noWeI
is desirable to cover all contingencies. IL seems
big enough at the end OF the race. ne ' o'unteer
carried her b-be1ded topsail calamity though the
Mayfower aud the Thistle have both stored theirs
and boused their topmasts, The Volunteer Is SUI
uerb handled she is doing her best IN dead earnest
bur people don't forget chat she NAV be expected
TO do still better when the cup races come on De.
cause then she will have a still larger malnSaii ana
a longer boom to make il sci well. The M1yn over
struggles bravely. TOO. but must be disnearIen-
ing 10 the Peep Oh board of her to SEQ the way IN
winch the Volunteer romps away from her, III she
couI ID Only drop the Thistle at the sane rare she
might Ina We s,me consolation. But she doesn't get
away from the scotchmI IN much and The SCOTCH
man paws oil now and then a though by no means
ANXIOUS to make the quickest possible WORK
of it. The Volunteer makes hve tac Ss
lghtshlp. The Mayfowers skipper prefers fewer
and longer tacks ana makes only three. whether th
he proited by these tacks not IL question that
perhaps may never be settled 1t probably didn't
make much difference anyhow. but all who saw the
race will consider it settled that the Volunteer Is
good deal better boat than the Mayfower IN wind
The Vonuteer crosses the finish line. between
the Electra and the flag ship, at 332:46 To- get
ting regular knock down haw as she
goes over that makes -, her fairly leap
steamboats, fo enough present to elve the Volunteer
the reception usually accorded to victor under
such circumstances, but hey do their best, ana iof
what Is Lacking people are glad to accent he VIII
for the deed. The Mayfower goes over the line at
3:51:34 49, and gets several energetic and coasol-
beaten by S' toe Volunteer in the wind ward work
10 minutes 80 seconds, and ~ the whole race
16 minutes 80 seconds The Thistle. thongn not
and gels n gun for her pains. The
Mayaower has the satisfaction. II there can
be any nnder the circumstances. of making min-
ute as Is seconds better time than the Thistle in
this beat 10 windward ,
The following tables show in detail the records
of the race:
Start Finish. Elapsd time
ssias l. ssSs l.
Thus beats tho NARROWER by 10 minutes
2 So seconds. Length of course 80 miles
Table showing each leg OF the course
| end relative speed OF the yachts;
First leg. 10 miles before the wind
Mayfower.
Msyaowss gained 90 seconds:
Second log port reach. mleA
vo,un.s.r'... Eth H;t
Volunteer ssined minute. 20 ssconds
Third leg. starboard reach. miles
Volunteer
volunteer gained minute. So second.
Fourth leg, beat ten miles TO windward
Inns
volunteer is sSis IL
Volunteer gained 10 minutes. 2a6 seconds.
THE VOLUNTEER CHOSEN
After the conclusion of the race the Cup Com
mittee ndited the following letters:
on BOARD FLAGSHIP ELEcrRA,(
OFF SANDY HOOK. Sept TO-
TO General PAINE. sloop Yacht VOLUNTEER ,,,.,
Tho Americas Cup Committee have decided 10 select
Vounee defender OF the Americas Cup IN tho
tho challenger Tor the cup being the
Thistle be ready for the aces on sep
TENDER 81, 20, ana II necessary October /. 1887.
YOU yery respectfully JANIS ID. SMITH,
Chairman Of the Committee
ONBoARD FLAGSHIP ELECTRA.l
OFF SANDY HOOK. Sept IT,
To Rear Commodore MORGAN Neo FORK Yacht cue Stoop
SIR: The America Cup decided to select
the challenger for tho being Tho Thistle
The committee desire their thanks and obsaions
70 yonr:ei srsnaly Tor the splendid dspy oil y"chhg
'-' - WV JANIS d. SMITH.
Chairman Of Committee
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